angun

Yup'ik

Etymology

From Proto-Yupik *aŋu-nt, from Proto-Eskimo *aŋu-nt. Compare Greenlandic angut.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈa.ŋun/, [ˈaŋun]
  • Hyphenation: an‧gun

Noun

angun

  1. man

Declension

Declension of angun (stem: angute-)
singular dual plural
absolutive angun angutek angutet
relative angutem angutek angutet
locative angutmi angutegni angutni
allative angutmun angutegnun angutnun
ablative angutmek angutegnek angutnek
perlative angutkun angutegnegun angutetgun
equative anguttun angutegtun angutcetun

Coordinate terms

  • (man): arnaq (woman)

References

  • Steven A. Jacobson (2012), “angun”, in Yup'ik Eskimo Dictionary (Volume 1), Alaska Native Language Center, →ISBN